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Company-stated: pilot from 2021, regular ops from 2023; ~4,000 inspection routes and ~1,600 km walked by early 2026. Company-stated expansion: +4 Spot units for Simmering, Donaustadt, and Flotzersteig starting 2027 (Wien Energie blog; BD case study; BD Instagram). 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